am committed;

I got engaged on 11^th May 2008. My marital status changed from Single to Committed. Every one is excited about this day; even I was waiting for this day. So thought of writing blog to keep this day alive for forever. Let me introduce her, She is Madu, she is from Bhagalpur, Bihar. She is postgraduate in Computer Science. She works for techbook, NewDelhi. …shall I introduce myself :)  

 

Due to work load in office I got only 2 day leave for my engagement so I started on Friday evening to my native (Khagaria, Bihar, only 2500 KM from Bangalore) with fear that I will be able to reach before Sunday. Luckily flight didn’t make any delay thanks to Indigo airline…and then train was on time and reached mokameh junction on time… the connecting train to my native was also on time …simply great… shall I thank Mr. Laloo ji :) well thanks to Indian railways… I reached home Saturday afternoon in less then 24 hours.

 

At home Mummy, papa and my brother Nilesh was very busy with shopping and arranging all required for the day. I helped them in shopping but for very few things they have already done most of the shopping.  Our plan was, we all will go from home to Bhagalour and we have also asked our relative there to join us in function. So in Saturday evening started calling again to all of them to remind and to request them to be on time.

 

Sunday the 11^th May 2008 morning, we all rushed to get ready and start from home, we arrange every thing called the booked rental MUV and started to Bhagalpur. We reached and took rest at our uncle’s house, we sent our vehicle to pick-up our relatives in town, we all reached the hotel in evening, little late then the scheduled time.

 

I got ready then pandit ji has started the pooja-archna first me and then Madhu has done, all gifts bought from both side has been exchanged.  And now we were ready for the ring-exchange ceremony, every one standing and waiting, I heard a voice “Kaun pehle pehnayega?” (who will be first to present the ring)… no answer … everyone quite.. me keeping smile on face no answer.. then some one said… “Ladies first !! All the time” so here it is… Madhu has put ring in my finger... then i put ring in her finger... wishes, laugh and claps..:)

 

I tell you, I don’t know where I was in this moment ; I didn’t feel this moment ; I don’t know when I have  exchanged the ring and when my status got changed SINGLE to COMMITED. Later when I realized people were giving blessings…and we were sitting on chairs with camera flashes every where…

 

Me and Madhu …

The Washer man and the Foolish Donkey.

To refresh your memory, and for the benefit of those who have not grown up listening to this moral story, it goes like this…

There was once a washer man who had a donkey and a dog. One night when the whole world was sleeping, a thief broke into the house, the washer man was fast asleep but the donkey and the dog were awake. The dog decided not to bark since the master did not take good care of him and wanted to teach him a lesson. The donkey got worried and said to the dog that if he doesn't bark, the donkey will have to do something himself. The dog did not change his mind and the donkey started braying loudly. Hearing the donkey bray, the thief ran away, the master woke up and started beating the donkey for braying in the middle of the night for no reason.

Moral of the story " One must not engage in duties other than his own"

Now take a new look at the same  story…

The washer man was a well educated man from a premier management institute. He had the fundas of looking at the bigger picture and thinking out of the box. He was convinced that there must be some reason for the donkey to bray in the night. He walked outside a little and did some fact finding, applied a bottom up approach, figured out from the ground realities that there was a thief who broke in and the donkey only wanted to alert him about it. Looking at the donkey's extra initiative and going beyond the call of the duty, he rewarded him with lot of hay and other perks and became his favorite pet. The dog's life didn't change much, except that now the donkey was more motivated in doing the dogs duties  as well. In the annual appraisal the dog managed a " meets requirement" . Soon the dog realized that the donkey is taking care of his duties and he can enjoy his life sleeping and lazing around. The donkey was rated as " star performer". The donkey had to live up to his already high performance standards. Soon he was over burdened with work and always under pressure and now is looking for a job rotation…